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Source: BBC World Service "Europe Today"

Roundup

11-4-05

Russian Unity Day [3min]

Today, 4 November, is a public holiday in Russia -- it's a new one, to mark the end of Polish domination of the country in the 17th century. Prof Anton Zorin things it's a poor choice.

Read entire article at BBC World Service "Europe Today"